The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-07
GOV. HILL TO THE FARMERS.

GUN, HILL III LIE rAhMEItO.
A PHIL0sOPHIcAL Address At THE
YATES COUNTY FAIR.
Ne Told the FARMERS that they shouid have
snailer Farnas and Make Farm Life More
Attractive. so Ne 70 Keep their Bcys
Nren FiochinE to the Crowded Cities.
PENN YAM, Oct. 8.-The Yates county fair
was in progress to-day. Gov. Hill arrived this
morning on the night train from Albany, ac-
companied by Col. Il. L. Judson OF his staff.
He was mot at tho depot by Assemblyman
George r. Cornwell and committee OF citi-
cons. He spoke this afternoon to an immense
craHd at the fair grounds upon tho subjects Of
equal taxation, preservation OF forests, and
the labor question. Ho saso spoke upon the
growth OF the cities and their Increased polft-
zeal power, as compared with tho country, sub
stantially az follows:
II am reminded upon this occasion that
speak In acounty that bears the honorod name
Of Yates. 30 named in honor Of Joseph @.
Yates, the eighth Governor Of this State. Your
county was formed carly In 1898, and its boun-
daries have never been changed since the date
al It's erection. discover that the census dis
closes tho remarkable fact that from 1860 to
1875 tho population Of your county did not in
crease, but really diminished, and from 1875 to
1880 there was only slight addition. Yours
is emphatically IN agricultural commu-
nifty, and other agricultural counties In
our State exhibit similar falling or
I'm population according to the Federal
census Of 1880 The counties OF Washington,
Ulster. Schuyler. Putnam. Sullivan, and
Broome actually diminished In population
from 1875 to 1880. while larger number Of in
.t>oA, AsxlI, rtn
tionnry. The statistics seem to demonstrate
that the immense increase Of population Of
our State has been In Our great cities and
largo villages. and not In tho rural districts.
There seems to exist disposition on the part
OF the people to crowd into the cities for en-
ployment rather than seek 1t upon the farm
and in the pure air Of the country. The tor
rors Of crowded and ill-ventilated tenement
houses are not enough to deter them, but the
excitement and variety Of city life appear to
attract the masses The bost interests Of the
State and Of all concerned would be snRsefyed
1s
Invoked IN favor 81 building up the country, as
oW " s sas s,ss an pursuiss dss are
crowded with workfngmen clamoring for an
opportunity Y engage In honest labor. while
tho fArme In the interior are comparatively de-
seited and the fields arr. only half cultivated.
The growth OF our cities and the stand
so s,asos mako tho css the senrss
hess debating and Controlling the policy oi
ne tSRs place
sipst aPportionment based thereon. will inev.
n0F he the 81 hs sass
and add to their power and influence. The
will OF the majority must rule, and II the cities
pense Of he rural districts there Is no escsp-
influence, and position yilI result In the aeri-
b subdivided and INDUCEMENTS held out to
70 shane WIN ); you the responsibities duties,
and advantages Of sfarmers life. AS general
rule you attempt to oultivate too many ceres.
%o1e 81 and
hossdsd ssi or s aa
snousE foT an gnois Sam e rieh enoush
sy pon US m all tlaeh Il & ydoSs to
cSnipIshend Or appreciate , the aan5ietv Of
as e our 1or sSoTes nstus nsss
city where no first lands. Every country boy
seems DESTROYS Of getting away from his
ture Of some COMMERCIAL business. Many
farmers who have aognired si Som tSs by
Usually eliminate their CAREERS By the loss Of
Ress assnss es II
life moro pleasant and acceptable. and the fol-
lowing Of agricultural pursuits less monoto-
life for The excessive labor that eharaoterissd
in al knds 81
incident to farnline There, we're times when
Twelve. then there was reelection to ten
bsSss 4sl ss M aay
ministers used. to, preach three or, four
I aimee n s"nda AND AL sssp hns
Of these altered conditions. There should DO
more recreation among farmers-more farm.
ers' picnics on Saturdays in summer time. and
more sociabiity among neighb9rs in winter.
Rs son bs Gept az Il
home shall BIO made as attractive as q. city
residence. Cowper appropriately says: God
ana surely eRe worRs 81 the 4mshs
preferable 70 those OF poor human IN. nature S
% Of yn IL ns
pared with country life, Dryden we'll observes:
"syset country seats are purchased everywhere,
h1s Prize sa
be permitted to deteriorate. They need an in
fux Of new life,renewed enterprise. and greater
activity. Il Is related that a farmer IN Eng
land, who owned farm Of 800 acres. gave 100
acres to his eldest daughter on her wedding
day. and he found the next year that. BY
greater diligence and more thorough and care
ful cultivation. he raised as much from the
remaining 200 acres as he had raised on the
whole farm before, SO ST.. that when HI. his
persuaded 70 give her io9 acres and the next
thOrOuQhn0B4, he raised as much from what
Eenained as he had ever raised before. This
BY smaller farms and more scientific cultivation
q The soil, and Leads to the sqggestion that
fstsnt Of their farms and sell portions of them
pew corners. and thereby Increase tho popu-
latlon of our rural communities. Such an In
crease Is needed, not only for the retention Of
political power, but Ia desirable upon econom-
tcal and other grounds.
But while there Is evinced disposition on
the part OF the working classes to remain in
our largo cities. IL Is nevertheless evident that
the advantages Of country life arc becoming
more and more appreciated. especially on the
nj off, and nIIr TNIIh In mn